58 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Retaliatory Action: Taliban Regime | World News

Taliban regime chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others were injured during the retaliatory operation by Afghan forces along the Durand Line.

He stated that 20 Pakistani security posts were destroyed and many weapons were seized in the operation carried out on Saturday night.

Mujahid said, “9 Afghan soldiers were martyred, 16 soldiers were injured, and 20 Pakistani security posts were destroyed.”

He said the military operation was stopped at midnight upon requests from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported.

Mujahid also claimed that after ISIS-K was defeated in Afghanistan, it started establishing its bases in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.

“Training centers for ISIS-K have been established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and trainees are brought here from Karachi and Islamabad airports. Our findings show that the attacks in Iran and Moscow were organized from these centers,” he said.

He claimed that the recent ISIS-K attacks in Afghanistan were carried out from these bases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and called on the Pakistani government to deliver key ISIS-K members to Kabul.

Taliban spokesman said Pakistan requested to send a delegation to Afghanistan. However, the Taliban regime rejected this request in response to Pakistan’s airstrikes on Thursday night (October 9).

In response to Thursday’s attack, Afghan forces launched an operation against Pakistani forces along the disputed Durand Line on Saturday. Mujahid warned that any violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty would not go unanswered.

According to Tolo News, following Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul and Pactika, the Taliban-led Ministry of Defense condemned the Pakistani attacks and described them as a “violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty”.

Taliban-led Ministry of Defense spokesman Enayatullah Khwarazmi said, “This is a violent and hateful act unprecedented in the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan. We strongly condemn this attack on Afghan territory. It is our right to defend our sovereignty.” he said.

Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is currently visiting India, has sternly warned Pakistan for these actions.

Warning that Islamabad should not blame Kabul for its internal problems, Muttaki said, “We consider what Pakistan has done as a big mistake. Such problems cannot be solved by force. History has shown that oppression and violence have never succeeded in Afghanistan. We have opened the door to dialogue and understanding; this mistake should not be repeated. Do not test the patience of the Afghans; if you do this, ask the British, Russians, Americans and NATO how they played with this power.” Afghanistan is ending.”